Katie's Two Shoes

Peru has always been a mysterious place for me. I first heard of this colourful mystery when my friends mum returned from a trip. She showed me pictures of Alpacas, enormous mountains, and people in colourful regalia. It was then that Peru became a place I must visit. Fast forward 10 years and here I am. In the old town of Lima, recapping the events of the past few days. Sometimes when you look forward to a place for such a long time, your expectations fail to be met. Th

Driving. Driving. Driving. It might seem ridiculous to say that you do a lot of driving on a road trip. But when you are crossing America, you need to prepare yourself for a LOT of driving. It isn't a bad thing though. The windscreen frames a beautiful picture at every turn. The changing landscape from lush greenery of the east, to the arid inhospitable planes of the west. Each with their own charisma and magic that captivates your attention. Personally, i am drawn more to t

Austin’s unofficial slogan, “Keep Austin Weird,” care of Red Wassenich in naughties. It was quickly adopted, slapped onto bumper stickers and T-shirts almost instantaneously, it was a battle cry for diehard locals who were witnessing their beloved city culture being threatened by a soaring population and penetrating tech industry. Nowadays, Austin's proclivity toward the unconventional is still present, and should absolutely be sort out. These are the small businesses, oddbal

We can all do with a little happiness in our lives, so it made sense to include Costa Rica, 'happiest country in the world', into the itinerary. San Jose would be the final destination for our epic Central American adventure. The place where we would say farewell to the travelling crew that we had spent the past 33 days with, 6 countries, 8 chicken buses and countless miles. We rallied the troops, put our party dresses on, and made our way to the salsa music was pumping and h

I always push independent travel and backpacking. As a traveller, i believe that this is the best way to immerse yourself in the experience of travel. However, I know there are many more ways to travel. In fact, I participate in a lot of different forms of travel, including organised group tours. People are usually shocked to hear that I enjoy organized tours. After all, this preconceived notion of being shuttled from one place to another, often being shepherded as some form

"Put both hands on the blue rope and on the count of three...."...... I could hear him talking but I was just too scared to make my hands move. It was like my brain had disengaged from the rest of my body. Plus my heart was beating so fast that it was muffling the words he was saying. "Did you get that?"... Focus Kate! "Yes". I moved both my hands out and grabbed on to the blue rope, as instructed, being very careful not to look at the huge drop that lay just before me. Br

Copan is a small hillside town in the south west quarter of Honduras. Brimming with rural charm, the ethos of this town is sustainability. We arrived to a welcome of tea and chocolate from the family owned and run Tea and Chocolate Place . This haven of health homestead reminded me a lot of Ubud in Bali. Waste your worries away in the hammock overlooking the rainforest treetops, drinking a Mayan inspired tea that has been locally manufactured from a plantation that is designe